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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

FREDERICK A. wITTIoH, CHARLES n. srANHoPE, AND PETER w. srRADER,

- or AsHTABULA, OHIO.

CARRIAGE-BOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,287, dated July 18,1882.

Application filed May 22, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, F. A. WI'ITIGH, (1R. STANIIOPE, and P. W. STEADEE,of Ashtabula, in the county of Ashtabula and State ot' Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriage-Bows; `and wedo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improvement in side pieces forcarriage-bows, and more particularly to that Vclass of side pieceswherein a filler of wood is inclosed in a case of sheet bility,lightness, and strength.

With these objects in view our invention consists in certain details ofconstruction andV combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective oi' aside piece constructed in accordance with our invention, the slat-ironbeing detached. Fig. 2 is a view in vertical cross-section of theslatliron. Fig. 3 is a view in transverse section through the sidepiece. Fig. 4 is a similar view ot' the filler, and Fig. 5 is a view inperspective of one of the sections of the case.

The case which incloses the wood filler A is made up of two sections, B,ot' metal, formed by the appropriate manipulation of suitable blanks.These sections gradually taper from their upper to their lower ends, andare nearly semicircular in cross-section, their edges C being bentinwardly at right anglesand adapted to enter longitudinal grooves D,formed in the opposite faces of the liller A, said grooves being ofsufficient width to receive the contiguous edges of the respectivesections. The union between the sectional case' above described and theSlat-iron G is effected by means of an iron tip welded, brazed, orsoldered to the smallerends of' the case-sections and adapted to belocked in a recess formed in the Slat-iron. The said'tip consists of astern, H, havinga cone-shaped extension, l, formed at its base, therecess J in the slat-iron being adapted in contour to receive the saidstem and its eX- tension. In securing the slat-iron to the case thestein is introduced into the recess J, and the parts are put into asuitable press, which closes the upper edge, K, of the slat -iron aroundthe extension I, thus uniting the two parts and making a rigidconnection between them. The construction of the slet-iron is such thatwhen its upper edge is compressed, as described, it will be iiush withthe contiguous edges of the case-sections; but if it is designed toapplya flexible cover to the side pieces, the upper edge of theslat-iron is provided with a shoulder, L, upon which the lower edgeofthe cover rests, and which is iiush with the outer face thereof.

By following the invention above described a very stiff side piece maybe constructed by the use of very light metal for the case, such metalbeing readily punctured for the insertion and attachment ot suitablescrews, knobs, and buttons. Neither is it necessary to Ie-enforce theside piece by inserting strips of metal into the liller, for it issufficiently rigid to with stand all ordinary strain withoutsuch-stiftening devices. The side piece, being symmetrical in contour,may be nished either by a coating of lacquer orjapan or by a flexiblecover applied in any approved manner.

To engage the case-sections with the filler their edges are brought incontact, and it is driven into the space inclosed by the sections insuch manner that the edges (l thereof will be receivedin thelongitudinal groovesl) aforesaid. 'lhe filler should be so much shorterthan the said sections that they will project suftlciently beyond it toform a space E for the iniroduction of the end of the curved portion ofvthe carriage-top, which may be secured to the yprojecting ends of thecase-sections by rivets,

screws, or the equivalents thereof. Rivets, passing through the lillerand uniting the case- 'sections, are employed to aid in strengtheningand in giving rigidity to the side piece.

It is apparent that in practicing our invention changing circumstancesmay require some slight deviations from the construction hereindescribed. We would therefore have it understood that we hold ourselvesat liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall withinthe spirit and scope of our invention.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In the side piece of a carriage-bow, the combination, with a fillerhaving longitudinal -grooves formed in its opposite faces, of twocase-sections having in wardly-bent edges, said edges being adapted tobe received within the grooves in the filler, substantially as setforth.

2. In the side piece of a carriage-bow, the combination, with a case, ofa tip secured to the lower end thereof, and a Slat-iron recessed toreceive the tip, and adapted to have its upper edge closed around thesame to lock the two parts together, substantially as set forth.

3. In the side piece of a carriage-bow, the combination, with a case, ofa tip welded to the lower end thereof, and consisting of a stem 25 edgeclosed around the same to lock the two 35 parts together, and providedwith a shoulder which extends around its upper edge, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presenceot'two subscribing 4o witnesses.

FREDERICK A. WITTIGH. G'HAS. R. STANHOPE. PETER W. STRADER.

Witnesses: v

R. N. SowDERsoN, L. B. SHERMAN.

